Testing Diet Food: Weight Watchers Smart Ones Satisfying Selections

As you all know, dieting is a problem for me.

This may be because I'm a new mom, because I am easily distracted, because I am lazy, or it could simply be because I love chocolate!

Who knows, but it doesn't really matter, because dieting is one thing I really am bad at!

Recently though, I was given the opportunity to test the new Weight Watchers: Smart Ones frozen Meals. These are called Satisfying Selections. The are larger than most diet entrees, even including larger pieces of meat! 

These meals come packages in a bag so that you can either cook them on the stove top or even steam them in the microwave. Pretty handy!

My favorite part: With the amazing taste, you wouldn't believe they have fewer than 400 calories!

If you are a Weight Waters Lady, that is between 8 and 10 points!

They even have 25 or more grams of protein, which is pretty handy for chasing around a toddler!

The varieties include: 

Sesame Chicken

Chicken & Broccoli Alfredo

Ziti with Meatballs and Cheese

Chicken with Broccoli and Cheese

Chicken Teriyaki Stir Fry

That's actually a decent range for a new line!

I went with Sesame Chicken (because I have an unhealthy love of it) and Chicken with Broccoli and Cheese (because I am a picky eater and I don't like Alfredo or Teriyaki- I know, I'm a strange, strange lady)

I was actually really impressed with the taste of these meals. 

Another reason that I'm not a good dieter is this: 

I see diet food and I run away.... 

Once again, this is because I am a picky eater.

I do, however, see myself picking these up when I pick up frozen dinners for the family!

These are definitely meals you should not run away from screaming!

They are definitely at least worth giving them a try!

I am now willing to even give the Alfredo and Teriyaki a try...

If I don't like it, I'll just give it to the Knight, he won't know that its diet!

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I've been slack

WHAT A WEEK!

I had a slap in the face this week.

I've always hated weighing, but i did it.

I was slapped in the face with a 20 pound weight gain since the prince was born.

I haven't weighed this much in quite a while, 

and I had taken great pride in keeping my weight level, even if it were still too much.

I now have to lose a whopping 100 pounds.

This irritated me so much that its time for extreme measures.

I look forward to McRibs all year long, so that's what I had for lunch today...

but that was my last!

NO MORE MCRIBS OR OTHER JUNK!

So far, here's the plan:

1. One cup of coffee in the morning with splenda.
2. One cup of coffee in the afternoon with splenda.
3. Water the rest of the day.
4. Ankle weights go on when I finish my morning coffee and come off when I put the monster to bed.
5. Walk with the monster everyday.
6. Find an exercise program I can enjoy doing, so that I will stick with it.
7. Figure the amount of calories to limit myself to everyday, along with fat and sugar intake.
8. Find a diet tracker to use on my computer. Place the icon where I will see it when I turn it on.
9. NO MORE CHOCOLATE
10. Thats the plan for now.

This is something I have to do, so I cannot lose track or give up.

I will keep my blog updated on my progress.

Geek Meets Fall, Part 2

Here is the picture I promised

of my absolute first pumpkin!

Its Darth Vader... Can you tell?

Get this template and more here... directions too!

Geek Meets Fall

Here I am with the HUBS... carving my very first pumpkin!

I even created my own set of 19 stencils. 

You can see my pumpkin soon, I promise!

Go to Nighlon  [my geeky/ graphics/ blog tips blog]

and grab the stencils and read the directions.

I had so much fun doing this.

I hope you enjoy my stencils.

Let me know how they turn out.

FALL LOVE

FALL: Noun; 1. Also known as Autumn;  2.  The season between Summer and Winter; 3. The months of September, October, and November; 4. Back to school,  Halloween, and Thanksgiving; 5. The best time of Year.

This is not the actual definition of Fall, but It is how I would describe it!

So many wonderful things in life happen in the fall. My husbands birthday, my little prince's birthday, HALLOWEeN, Thanksgiving, apples, PUMPKINS, the leaves change, trips to cherokee. The list just goes on!

Family seems to become more important to everyone, people get nicer (then winter comes, and the world is bitter again).

One of the true treasures of fall is being able to be outside in the crisp autumn air and enjoy everything. Just the other day, The LP and I were walking around picking red leaves for his Nana!

Sitting on the pourch enjoying a nice hot cup of coffee is pure joy!

My Favorite Fall Activities:

Picking colorful leaves and inventing crafts for them

Decorating for Halloween

Bonfires

Trips to Cherokee

Trick-or-Treating

Watching Horror Movies

Watching Christmas Movies

Enjoying Family

Baking

Making Pumpkin Butter

THANKSGIVING DINNER

This year is special-- I'm carving a pumpkin for the first time EVER


What do you do to embrace all the wonder of FALL?

KID CUISINE: Don't Feed These to Your Kid!

About a week ago, we all had grilled lemon pepper chicken for dinner. 

I wasn't sure if the little prince could eat it, so I got him one of these: 

HUGE MISTAKE!

I heat the meal, and think: This will be something fun!

NOT!

He would not eat it!

Wouldn't touch it!

I break apart the chicken nuggets, and they were nothing but breading!

I was so annoyed!

Needless to say, he ate the lemon pepper chicken,

AND LOVED IT!

I WILL NEVER BUY THE LITTLE MONSTER THESE AGAIN!

The really bad part- I ate these as a kid...

and they were nothing like this one!

I'm A Love Bug

I've recently become a love bug! These labels are amazing! Mine are hot pink, and they stand out really well. I'm still playing around with different ways to use them, but I will keep you guys updated!

The Beauty My Mother Taught Me

“Audrey Hepburns Beauty Tips”

For attractive lips, speak words of kindness.

For lovely eyes, seek out the good in people.

For a slim figure, share your food with the hungry.

For beautiful hair, let a child run his or her fingers through it once a day.

For poise, walk with the knowledge you’ll never walk alone.

People, even more than things, have to be restored, renewed, revived, reclaimed, and redeemed. 

Never throw out anybody.

Remember, If you ever need a helping hand, you’ll find one at the end of your arm.

As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself, the other for helping others.

The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, the figure that she carries, or the way she combs her hair. The beauty of a woman must be seen from in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides.

The beauty of a woman is not in a facial mole, but true beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul. It is the caring that she lovingly gives, the passion that she shows, and the beauty of a woman with passing years only grows!

This poem was not actually written by Audrey Hepburn, it was one of her favorites, and happens to be one of the last ones she read to her children before she passed away.




I look all around me and see what the world is, BEAUTIFUL is not always how I would describe it. I see all the violence and greed and it makes me wonder what kind of a world my son has been born into. I hear stories about children being murdered and justice never comes. People are beaten to death and justice never comes. Then, a disaster strikes and the world bans together. I'm glad to see this happens, just wish it didn't take a disaster to accomplish this.




I will strive to teach my son and any future children that this is true beauty. The most beautiful person is one who puts others first.

Rant for the Day

First, let me say that I love and adore my husband. He is an amazing man and father, but sometimes I want to throw the xbox controller at him! I recently read a statistic that 15 percent of divorces are caused by the XBOX! aaaahhhh! I wonder if he would know it was me if it mysteriously broke?? Just a thought! As I write this post, my dear husband is playing a game.....

just saying....

My First TOP 10

I will now begin a new theme for myself. I will share a different TOP 10 every weekend!!! SO EXCITING

here goes:

Top 10 Moments as a MOM

1. Finding out I was going to be a mom

2. Holding my son for the first time

3. The little prince's first smile

4. Seeing him for the first time after being away 

and in the hospital for a week when he was only a week old

5. His first laugh

6. The first time he said "mama"

7. When he grabbed his dad's xbox controller for the first time

8.  The first time I woke up to him smiling at me over the bars of his crib

9. The first time he gave me a kiss

10. Every single time he gets excited as I walk into his room